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US Wick Drain of Leland North Carolina recently completed the world's largest marine barge wick drain installation...over 12 MILLION linear feet. The wick drains will allow timely consolidation of marine sediments supporting dikes for the new Craney Island Port in Norfolk, Virginia. The equipment was installed with APE wick drain installation machines through steel pipe-lined holes in the barge. Engineers predict 21 feet of settlement once the wick drains are preloaded. [Source: APE News via National Driller. Image: APE News (Backus Aerial Photography)]
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